The goal of the Seal Bay Festival is to make American chamber music an exciting and vibrant experience for concert audiences, artists, composers, composition students, and school children in the storied geographical and cultural setting of coastal Maine, serving both the year-round and summer populations, while offering a unique exposure to contemporary music. The 2026 Festival is on the theme Seeing Sound, with concerts taking place in art galleries and museums, with each concert preceded by an introduction of their works by the composers and the visual Vinalhaven based artists, Kitty Wales and Diana Cherbuliez. Resident composers include: Victoria Bond, Cody Forrest,  (Joan Tower), Daniel Sonenberg, Shrish Korde, Vineet Shende, and Daniel Strong Godfrey, Performers: Steven Beck (piano), Cassatt String Quartet.